terebinthizusa

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τερεβινθιζουσα (terebinthizousa), present participle of τερεβινθίζω (terebinthízō, “to be like turpentine”), from τερέβινθος (terébinthos), a variant form of τέρμινθος (términthos, “terebinth”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /te.re.bin.tʰiːzˈzuː.sa/, [t̪ɛrɛbɪn̪t̪ʰiːz̪ˈd̪͡z̪uːs̠ä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /te.re.bin.tidˈd͡zu.sa/, [t̪erebin̪t̪id̪ˈd̪͡z̪uːs̬ä]

Noun

terebinthīzūsa f (genitive terebinthīzūsae); first declension

1. A turpentine-colored precious stone

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	terebinthīzūsa	terebinthīzūsae
genitive	terebinthīzūsae	terebinthīzūsārum
dative	terebinthīzūsae	terebinthīzūsīs
accusative	terebinthīzūsam	terebinthīzūsās
ablative	terebinthīzūsā	terebinthīzūsīs
vocative	terebinthīzūsa	terebinthīzūsae

References

• “terebinthizusa”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• terebinthizusa in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.